MUHLENBERG, Henry Augustus Philip, (father of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg and nephew of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg and of Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg), a Representative from…
NELSON, Thomas, Jr., (father of Hugh Nelson), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Yorktown, Va., on December 26, 1738; attended private schools and was graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge…
ROTHERMEL, John Hoover, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pa., March 7, 1856; attended the common schools and pursued an academic course at Brunnerâ…
STRONG, William, (cousin of Theron Rudd Strong), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Somers, Conn., May 6, 1808; attended Munson Academy, Massachusetts, and was graduated from Yale…
TRACY, Phineas Lyman, (brother of Albert Haller Tracy), a Representative from New York; born in Norwich, Conn., on December 25, 1786; was graduated from Yale College in 1806; engaged in…
ESTERLY, Charles Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Pa., February 8, 1888; attended the public schools; employed with an electric company until 1916 and later in the…
(Encyclopedia) Lemass, Seán Francis, 1899–1971, Irish political leader, b. John Francis Lemass. He fought in the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish war of independence, and the Irish civil war. A founding…
(Encyclopedia) Stone, Harlan Fiske, 1872–1946, American jurist, 12th chief justice of the United States (1941–46), b. Chesterfield, N.H. A graduate (1898) of Columbia Univ. law school, he was…
(Encyclopedia) Loyalists, in the American Revolution, colonials who adhered to the British cause. The patriots referred to them as Tories. Although Loyalists were found in all social classes and…
The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…
